Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 4 pm on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year's Eve (December 31), and will be closed all day on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1).

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Jack Goldstein

Curatorial assistant Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Jack Goldstein's work.

Wed Jun 25 12:30 PM

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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Jun 26 12:30 PM

Visitors enjoying drinks at the 2022 summer exhibitions opening

Cocktails with a Curator

Members-only after-hours exhibition walk-throughs followed by drinks and appetizers.

Fri Jun 27 6:00 PM

Still from The Siren

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Siren

Deploying a 2D animation style to tell this story of war, director Sepideh Farsi confronts its horrors head on while illuminating in fresh and visually compelling ways the humanity besieged by it.

Fri Jun 27 7:30 PM

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Exhibition Tour: Noah Davis

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Noah Davis

Sat Jun 28 1:00 PM

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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Jun 28 1:00 PM

Still from Leila

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Tribute to Dariush Mehrjui: Leila

Leila Hatami delivers a devastating performance in Dariush Mehrjui’s unforgettable portrait of a woman under emotional siege that film critic Amy Taubin called “the most brilliant depiction of a marriage gone to hell that I’ve ever seen.”

Sat Jun 28 7:30 PM

A child participating at an 826LA workshop at the Hammer

826LA@Hammer: On The Spot Poetic Thoughts

Bringing together high-energy improvisation exercises with the art of poetry, students will learn how both writing and performance can be gateways to creative agency. Led by spoken word poet and teaching artist Christian Perfas (aka Soul Stuf).

Sun Jun 29 11:00 AM

Screenings Conversations

Lawrence Lek

Artist Lawrence Lek screens films from his “Smart City” series, followed by a discussion of the role of film, video games, and architecture in his worldbuilding practice.

Sun Jun 29 2:00 PM

Still from Hamoon

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Tribute to Dariush Mehrjui: Hamoon / The Pear Tree

Screening of two films directed by Mehrjuri, a giant of Iran cinema for over five decades who was a fierce critic of the Iranian regime and fought government censorship throughout his career.

Sun Jun 29 7:00 PM